Microfluidics as a Novel Technique for Tuberculosis: From Diagnostics to Drug Discovery

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global healthcare crisis, with an estimated 5.8 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths in 2020. TB is caused by infection with the major human pathogen <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>, which is difficult to rapidly diagnose and treat. There is an urgent ne...

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Autores principales: Antonia Molloy, James Harrison, John S. McGrath, Zachary Owen, Clive Smith, Xin Liu, Xin Li, Jonathan A. G. Cox
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Sumario:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global healthcare crisis, with an estimated 5.8 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths in 2020. TB is caused by infection with the major human pathogen <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>, which is difficult to rapidly diagnose and treat. There is an urgent need for new methods of diagnosis, sufficient in vitro models that capably mimic all physiological conditions of the infection, and high-throughput drug screening platforms. Microfluidic-based techniques provide single-cell analysis which reduces experimental time and the cost of reagents, and have been extremely useful for gaining insight into monitoring microorganisms. This review outlines the field of microfluidics and discusses the use of this novel technique so far in <i>M. tuberculosis</i> diagnostics, research methods, and drug discovery platforms. The practices of microfluidics have promising future applications for diagnosing and treating TB.